How awful, Secret! That's just unbelievable! We've had pumpkins stolen and destroyed a few times. Now we basically don't put out any decorations until the day of. I have also heard horror stories about pets going missing on Halloween. There have also been warnings in the past that if you're the owner of a cat, particularly black cats, that you should keep them indoors on Halloween. There are sick people out there.
Even worse, on the news this morning there was a story about a kid getting a razor blade in their goodie bag. WTF is wrong with some people? I just don't grasp the idea of wanting to harm a child! (And I studied psychology!)
This year, we didn't have any kids show up at all. I think the weather and threat of the flu had something to do with it. I ended up not dressing up at all.